Monk's Music
by Thelonious Monk Septet
A landmark album that brought together a multi-generational ensemble of jazz giants, including both Coleman Hawkins and John Coltrane on tenor saxophone. The rich, intricate arrangements for the four-horn frontline and the powerful performances, particularly the sparring between the two tenor legends, make this a quintessential document of Monk's compositional genius and a high-water mark of the hard bop era.
Genres
- Hard Bop
Tracklist
- Abide with Me
- Well, You Needn't
- Ruby, My Dear
- Off Minor
- Epistrophy
- Crepuscule with Nellie